Wednesday, July 27, 2016

BOOK TOUR

I'm so excited to be a stop on the blog tour for author

Daryl Wood Gerber

and her new book

GRILLING THE SUBJECT

Book 5 in the Cookbook Nook Mysteries

Things heat up for bookstore owner Jenna Hart in the latest Cookbook Nook mystery from the Agatha Award-winning author of Fudging the Books.As the Wild West Extravaganza rides into Crystal Cove, California, Cookbook Nook store owner Jenna Hart is ready to indulge her appetite for grilled and barbecued treats and maybe even try the Texas skip. But when the body of one of her father’s neighbors is found the next morning smoldering in a bonfire, the rodeo revelry is extinguished. Sylvia Gump had acquired plenty of enemies with her practice of illegally encroaching on her neighbors’ properties—including Jenna’s dad, who was off fishing by himself and has no alibi for the murder. Now it’s up to Cary Hart’s dutiful daughter to clear his name before the real killer turns up the heat and rakes someone else over the coals...

INCLUDES RECIPES

*****!!!GIVEAWAY!!!*****

Winner will be chosen after August 3

at the end of the tour

Check out the great prize and enter using the Rafflecopter form at the end of this post.

This giveaway is through Great Escape Book Tours, not Lisa Ks Book Reviews.

DWG: When I was nine, and then again at twelve,
but I had a teacher who told me to put that dream on hold. Bad teacher.

LKBR:What
was your inspiration for the Cookbook Nook Mystery series?

DWG: I was in a cookbook store in Occaquan,
Virginia to promote my Cheese Shop Msytery series (that I write as Avery Aames)
and I fell in love with the shop. It was so fabulous, packed with cookbooks,
fiction related to food, and darling kitchen items. So much fun.

LKBR:Do you
ever get writer’s block? If you do, how do you work through it?

DWG: I put my rear in the chair and write
“something.” A poem, a letter. I do research. I rewrite something that needs
rewriting. Anything to make me “work” even if my brain is in the off mode.

LKBR:Do you
have a favorite place to do your writing?

DWG: I write everywhere, in my kitchen, my
office, outside, at Starbuck’s. I just have the hours when I should be writing
and so I do it, wherever I might be.

LKBR:What is
your writing schedule like? Do you write a certain number of hours a day, or go
by word count?

DWG: I write hours because the word count just
not might add up on certain days. I start around 8:30 to 9 in the morning
(after breakfast, exercise, and walking my dog Sparky). I work until noon. I
take a break, read, research, eat. Then I do a bit of PR or social media. And
then I get back to work around 2 or 3 until about 5 or 6. Then I walk Sparky
again. J

LKBR:What is
the hardest part of writing? What is the easiest part?

DWG: Hardest is coming up with a really “hot”
idea. I wrangle with that all the time. Is this the story to write? Will
anybody like it? And the muddy middle. When writing, the beginning and end seem
“easy.” But that middle, where all the clues and pacing reside? Tough! I love writing dialogue. That comes easily to
me because I was an actress and I “hear” voices.

LKBR:Do you
have plans for a new series?

DWG: I do, but it’s a secret. I also have a few
stand-alones I intend to publish.

LKBR:What
book are you reading?

DWG: Krista Davis’s THE DIVA SERVES HIGH TEA and
a few research books. (Secret).

LKBR:What
are three things you want your readers to know about you?

DWG: I love telling a good story. I do my best
to write the most entertaining story I can. I wish I could encourage beginning
writers to keep at it – take classes, believe in yourself, don’t give up!

LKBR:Thank
you so much for letting us get to know you better!

DWG: It is
always a pleasure to be here. I love blogs that invite not only fans but other
authors to tune in!

MY REVIEW

Be prepared to get your mystery senses fired up over this delicious
read!

Ever since read book one, FINAL SENTENCE, the Cookbook Nook
Mysteries have been one of my very favorites.

Getting back to Crystal Cover is like going back to visit
old friends. The characters in this series are so richly written, it’s hard to believe
they’re fictional! The family, and the friend dynamics are something we all
should be graced with in our lives.

GRILLING THE SUBJECT is another fabulous installment of this
great series. A fun, fast, intriguing read. I read this is one setting,
breaking only for food and drink. (These books make me hungry!) Filled with
twists, turns, and all around “Whats?”, I didn’t even come close to guessing
whodunit.

Author Daryl Wood Gerber certainly knows what it takes to
give readers the best time they can have. She sure has a real fan in me!

Don’t forget to check out the back of the book for some
great recipes!

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, Monterey Jack cheese, zucchini, onions, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over cheddar cheese in the pie shell.

Cover edges of quiche loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Set in oven.

Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife or toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Yum!

How many of you are ready to try this?

More about Daryl

Bio:

Agatha Award-winning and nationally bestselling author DARYL WOOD GERBER ventures into the
world of suspense with her gripping debut novel, GIRL ON THE RUN. Daryl
also writes the bestselling Cookbook Nook Mysteries. As
Avery Aames, she pens the
bestselling Cheese Shop Mysteries. Fun tidbit: as an actress,
Daryl appeared in “Murder, She Wrote”. In addition, she has jumped out of a
perfectly good airplane and hitchhiked around Ireland by herself. She
absolutely adores Lake Tahoe, where GIRL ON THE RUN is set, and she has
a frisky Goldendoodle named Sparky. Visit Daryl at www.darylwoodgerber.com.

I am not a writer and today I needed to write a review for a book that I finished last night. I just was having such a writer's block! It was a good book and I enjoyed it but I just could not get excited about writing a review. (We do also have a daughter and some of our grandkids here so maybe that was part of the problem.) I finally sat my butt down in the chair and wrote a review that was better than what I would have done earlier today. By the way, I really liked Grilling the Subject.

Lisa and Daryl. A most interesting and enjoyable post. Got to try this recipe it looks 'delish'. Would love to read the book as well. Really appreciate the chance to do so. And a nice giveaway Thank you. Della at deepotter@peoplepc.com I really appreciate the heads up on the authors and books you give Lisa. Thank you